The article in Sobesednik1 in the rubric “Life” of celebrities by Oleg Roldugin, about the former first lady of Russia Svetlana Medvedeva starts with a quote from Alexander Pushkin. Mrs. Medvedev adheres to the advice of the great poet in her public life: “Remain to praise and slander cool, And do not argue with a fool.”2 The ...

We in the West are accustomed to seeing the spouse of a government leader traveling with a leader. Michelle Obama frequently travels with the USA President on foreign trips. In fact, on his first trip to Moscow the Obama's took their children along—the opportunity to have their daughters soak in the grand ...